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NTT offers Cyberthreat Sensor to clients in wake of SolarWinds attack
TT , a leading global technology services company ,
N has announced it is offering qualified clients a freeof-charge specialised sensor capability . This will enable enterprises and public sector agencies to make an initial determination of their risk and potential means to mitigate attacks related to the recent SolarWinds incident .
In December 2020 , a supply chain attack through SolarWinds ’ commonly-used network management software allowed malware to be distributed to at least 18,000 organisations around the world . Additional threats have also since been identified , potentially exposing organisations ’ applications and data .
Matt Gyde , President and CEO , Security Division at NTT , said : “ Threat actors have exploited disruption during the COVID-19 crisis to launch an accelerated wave of cyberattacks around the world . The SolarWinds incidents were orchestrated by sophisticated operators and exploit the broad distribution of commonly used software packages . NTT has now moved to proactively offer clients a way to identify potential problems in their technology infrastructure and take the steps needed to close those gaps .”
In response to these supply chain attacks , NTT will provide companies that believe themselves to be at risk of compromise with their 30-day trial of its Specialised Sensor for SolarWinds Detection and Alerting across all platforms other than Azure , at no charge .
Organisations can then engage with NTT for a more in-depth review , analysis , recommendations and remediation , including a rapid incident compromise assessment .
The number of new malicious files detected every day increased by 5.2 % to 360,000 in 2020
n 2020 , globally , an average
I of 360,000 new malicious files were detected by Kaspersky per day – an increase of 5.2 % when compared to 2019 . This was influenced mostly by a large growth in the number of Trojans ( malicious files capable of a range of actions , including deleting data and spying ) and backdoors ( a specific type of Trojan that gives attackers remote control over the infected device ) – a 40.5 % and 23 % increase respectively . These were the trends found by the Kaspersky Security Bulletin : Statistics of the Year Report .
Kaspersky ’ s detection systems discovered an average of 360,000 new malicious files every day during 2020 – 18,000 more than in 2019 and up from 346,000 in 2018 . Of those malicious files , 60.2 % of those were non-specific Trojans . In general , the percentage of Trojans detected increased by 40.5 % when compared to the previous year .
There was also a noticeable increase in the number of backdoors detected , as well as worms ( malicious programs that selfreplicate on your system ), written on the VisualBasicScript language and usually belonging to the Dinihou malware family .
On the decline globally is adware ( programs that bombard you with advertisements ), which experienced a 35 % decrease when compared to 2019 . However , some regions saw an increase in adware . In South Africa , for example , by the end of October 2020 , the average adware notifications per user increased to more than 33 in comparison to 32 for the entire 2019 .
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